Cigar box



March 24, 1964 F. L. BRADLEY ETAL 3,126,093

CIGAR BOX Filed 001;. 25, 1962 F l G. 3.

INVENTORS FREDYL. BRADLEY 8 BY MORRIS L. WURMAN roauevs I United StatesPatent 3,126,693 CEGAR BGX Fred L. Bradley, York, and Morris L. Wurrnan,Melrose Park, Pa, assignors to liayuk Cigars Incorporated, Philadelphia,Pa, a corporation of Maryland Filed Oct. 25, 1962, Ser. No. 233,08ll 3-Qlaims. (Cl. 206-4513) This invention relates to a cigar box and moreparticularly relates to a cigar box having means for displaying a cigaron the inside of the lid of the box.

This invention provides means in combination with a cigar box whereinthe box can be packed in the conventional manner with cigars and whenthe box is opened by the dealer at the retail level a cigar willautomatically be positioned on the inside of the lid to provide anarresting display of the actual cigar being sold. The invention isadvantageous in that it does not require any substantial deviation inthe operation of packing the cigar boxes and does not require any workat the retail level to set up the display. This is a considerableadvantage since it is well recognized that dealers at the retail level,due to the press of other business matters, will frequently fail to makethe displays recommended by the manufacturer even when they recognizethat such a display is to the mutual benefit of the retailer and themanufacturer.

The invention and its objects will be further understood on reading thefollowing description in conjunction with the drawings in which,

FIGURE 1 is a front perspective view of a cigar box embodying theinvention;

FIGURE 2 is a front perspective view of the cigar box of FIGURE 1 withthe lid thereof in the closed position; and

FIGURE 3 is a front perspective view of the cigar box of FIGURE 1 withthe lid thereof reopened with a cigar in the display position on theinside of the lid.

Referring now particularly to FIGURE 1, a cigar box 2 has a body portion4 provided with side panels 6 and 3, rear panel 16 and a front panel 12.Side panels 6 and 8 are higher than panels 10 and 12 to provide for theaccommodation of a lid 14- so that the top thereof will be substantiallylevel with the tops of side panels 6 and 8. Lid 14 is hingedly connectedto rear panel 10 by a paper strip 16 which is glued to the interior oflid 14 and rear panel 10 and by a strip 18 which is glued to theexterior of lid 14 and the exterior of rear panel 10. The thus describedcigar box is well known to the art and hence need not be described inany greater detail.

The body portion 4 of cigar box 2 is packed with cigars 20 having aconventional cigar band 22. A cigar 24 identical with the cigars 26 ispositioned in the top row of cigars in an upside down position withrespect to the cigars 2t and with its hand 22 adjacent the front panel12 rather than adjacent to the rear panel 10. This is the only deviationin the normal packing procedure which is desirable as will becomeapparent from the further description.

In accordance with this invention, cigar box 2 is provided with a clip26 of, for example wood or metal. Clip 26 is substantially U-shaped andhas a base portion 28 which is secured to the interior face of lid 14intermediate the front and rear thereof, for example by an adhe sive.Clip 26 is provided with arms 30 and 32 which extend away from the innerface of lid 14 and are spaced apart approximately the distance betweenalternate cigars packed in body portion 4 of cigar box 2, i.e. adistance slightly less than the width of a cigar before it is packedsince the cigar is somewhat resilient and is slightly compressed onbeing packed. The center line of clip 26 is positioned to lie in thevertical plane passing through the center line of cigar 24.

Operation In operation, the body portion 4 of cigar box 2 is packed inthe manner described above with lid 14 then being closed and secured inany conventional manner as, for example by a nail 36, driven through thelid 14. When lid 14 is closed, arms 3d and 32 of clip 26 are urgedbetween the sides of cigar 2d and the sides of the adjacent cigars 2i 2%respectively.

When the dealer receives the box and opens it, arms 30 and 32 of clip 26will retain cigar 2d withdrawing it from body portion 4 and holding iton lid 14 in display position. Thus, without any extra eifort on hispart, the dealer by simply opening the cigar box 2 is provided with anattractive display on the interior of lid 14 of the actual cigar whichhe is selling.

It will be understood that the above specific embodiment of theinvention is set forth for purposes of illustration and that it is notintended to be limiting.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a cigar box containing cigars and having a bodyportion and a lid hingedly connected to the body portion; a clip securedto the inner face of the lid, said clip having a pair of arms extendingaway from the inner face of the lid, said arms being spaced apart adistance substantially equal to the distance between alternate cigars,the arms passing between a cigar and the cigars adjacent thefirst-mentioned cigar on the closing of the lid to engage thefirst-mentioned cigar and withdrawing the said first-mentioned cigar onthe reopening of the lid to provide a display of the cigar attached tothe interior of the lid.

2. In combination with a cigar box containing cigars and having a bodyportion and a lid hingedly connected to the body portion; asubstantially U-shaped clip secured to the inner face of the lid, saidclip having a pair of arms extending away from the inner face of thelid, said arms being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to thedistance between alternate cigars, the arms passing between a cigar andthe cigars adjacent the first-mentioned cigar on the closing of the lidto engage the first-mentioned cigar and withdrawing the saidfirst-mentioned cigar on the reopening of the lid to provide a displayof the cigar attached to the interior of the lid.

3. in combination with a cigar box containing cigars and having a bodyportion and a lid hingedly connected to the body portion by a hingehaving an axis lying transversely to the length of the cigars as theyare accommodated in tr e box; a substantially U-shaped clip secured tothe inner face of the lid, said clip having a pair of arms extendingaway from the inner face of the lid and lying in planes respectivelyperpendicular to the hinge of the lid, said arms being spaced apart adistance substantially equal to the distance between alternate cigars,the arms passing between a cigar and the cigars adjacent thefirst-mentioned cigar on the closing of the lid to engage thefirst-mentioned cigar and withdrawing the said first-mentioned cigar onthe reopening of the lid to provide a display of the cigar attached tothe interior of the lid.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,309,030 Hawkins July 8, 1919 FOREIGN PATENTS 454,281 Great BritainSept. 28, 1936

3. IN COMBINATION WITH A CIGAR BOX CONTAINING CIGARS AND HAVING A BODYPORTION AND A LID HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE BODY PORTION BY A HINGEHAVING AN AXIS LYING TRANSVERSELY TO THE LENGTH OF THE CIGARS AS THEYARE ACCOMMODATED IN THE BOX; A SUBSTANTIALLY U-SHAPED CLIP SECURED TOTHE INNER FACE OF THE LID, SAID CLIP HAVING A PAIR OF ARMS EXTENDINGAWAY FROM THE INNER FACE OF THE LID AND LYING IN PLANES RESPECTIVELYPERPENDICULAR TO THE HINGE OF THE LID, SAID ARMS BEING SPACED APART ADISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ALTERNATE CIGARS,THE ARMS PASSING BETWEEN A CIGAR AND THE CIGARS ADJACENT THEFIRST-MENTIONED CIGAR ON THE CLOSING OF THE LID TO ENGAGE THEFIRST-MENTIONED CIGAR AND WITHDRAWING THE SAID FIRST-MENTIONED CIGAR ONTHE REOPENING OF THE LID TO PROVIDE A DISPLAY OF THE CIGAR ATTACHED TOTHE INTERIOR OF THE LID.